Timothy Aluko Email & Phone Number

Nigeria

Lagos State, Nigeria

✯Track activities of project teams in planning and implementing programs according to established objectives and timelines and in line with company Program Management manuals and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). ✯Monitor and evaluate program performance and make recommendations for improvements.✯Coordinate grant proposal development process, ensuring compliance with grantor requirements.✯Maintain accurate records for business development and program management in line with agreed Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) Standards. ✯Collaborate with various departments and stakeholders to ensure seamless program operations.✯Implement and maintain operational processes and procedures for efficiency.✯Ensure compliance with all reporting requirements for programs and grants.✯Prepare and submit regular reports on the company’s project portfolio to management.✯Maintain accurate and organized records of program and grant documents.✯Coordinate with operations adjacent functions like Monitoring and Evaluation and Safeguarding to report against program standards.

Lagos State, Nigeria

✯Manage the strategic implementation of programs at the Hub.✯Allocate resources effectively to ensure the successful operation of the lab's programs.✯Regularly collect and analyze data to measure program effectiveness and make data-driven improvements.✯Manage program budgets, monitor expenses, and allocate resources efficiently.✯Act as the main point of contact for stakeholders/funders, providing regular updates on program activities, outcomes, and impact.✯Collaborate with stakeholders to address any concerns or issues that may arise.✯Facilitate the placement of program participants into relevant job opportunities within the industry.

Lagos, Nigeria

Nigeria

Human Centred Design & Product Development for Financial Services Providers✯Co-deliver virtual human centred design sprints for financial services providers (FSPs) to aid in the creation of customer centric products for excluded segments in Nigeria.✯Collaborate with FSPs to integrate human centred design into their product development practices.✯Support FSPs including deposit money banks, microfinance banks, mobile money operators, and fintechs in defining and identifying opportunities to create new products and revamp existing ones.✯Support FSPs to identify and research target customers, create personas, and refine concepts based on field research findings.✯Support FSPs with other aspects of human centred design including low-fidelity prototyping, customer journey mapping, prioritization of features, developing product road maps and business models, and identifying and tracking the right KPIs.Program and Grant Administration✯Oversee the overall monitoring on grants/programs for both external/donor requirements and SIDFS internal policies and requirements.✯Provide regular updates on ongoing programs and complete regular check-ins on grant requirements.✯Collaborate with new and existing stakeholders to ensure the seamless delivery of programs.✯Ensure the appropriate evaluation of financial, programmatic, and impact performance against stated milestones and goals.✯Supervise the programs team to ensure adherence to internal policies and Program management standards.✯Work closely with international bodies such as Boston Consulting Group, Dalberg Designs to develop and launch research based financial services solutions✯Plan and host periodic strategic engagements with financial services ecosystem leaders to discuss new insights, and advocate for change to enhance financial inclusion in Nigeria ✯Host regular strategic parley between financial services operators and regulators to discuss regulatory and policy challenges and recommend reforms

Lagos

✯ Drive the Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Financial Services (DFS) Initiative supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.✯ Support the development and delivery of Financial Inclusion strategy, including designing and driving communications plan for all programs.✯ Build strong networks with international, regional and national institutions and programs involved in financial services research, advocacy and development. ✯ Manage the financial, performance and operational aspects of the partner grants and technical assistance.✯ Develop and maintain plans to support DFS initiatives including analyses of tasks, schedules, and resources needed.✯Track expenditures, monitor project adherence to the funding requirements and report monthly on the status of the project budget.✯ Assist project team by providing a framework to operate within such as record keeping, resource coordination, scheduling and ensuring compliance.✯ Work closely with team members and other cross functional teams in ensuring efficient provision of information regarding project timing and reporting as well as dissemination of project information to various stakeholders.

✯ Assisted in the process of building collaboration with other partner institutions, i.e, maintained and updated contact lists of implementing and research partners, other key stakeholders, and consultants, and kept project confidentiality.✯ Contributed to the overall research process of preparing technical reports, summaries, protocols, and quantitative analyzes by identifying current scientific literature as assigned by the Program staff.✯ Engaged in academic research; wrote technical notes and case studies and contributed to book chapters.✯ Wrote case studies on Entrepreneurship and Shareholders- used during Owner Managers Programme (OMP)-a program designed for owners and managing directors of small and medium scale organizations.✯ Provided logistical support to staff in planning and organizing conferences, workshops and meetings and participate in relevant meetings.✯ Selected the most appropriate research methodology and techniques.✯ Provided secretarial and administrative assistance to faculty, managed adhoc and specific projects as assigned by faculty.

New York

Teaching assistant for first online course on Africa Platform Management, Strategy & Innovation Course Link to course summary below:https://course.novoed.com/cge-africa-course-origami-demo

Lagos, Nigeria

✯ Processed applications from tertiary institutions in Osun and part of Oyo states. ✯Tracked, resolved, and logged all scholarship-related requests in an accurate and timely manner.✯Conducted background checks and verified applicant claims and validated the authenticity of documents provided.✯ Successfully processed an average of 50 applicant files per week. Verified 98% of number of profiles.✯ Assisted in the process of building collaboration with other partners e.g, Tertiary Institutions and State Governments.✯ Successfully oversaw and executed several projects on Background Check and Verification of Applicant Profiles for the following Scholarship Schemes:- Agbami Medical and Engineering Professional Scholarship Scheme 2012.- Agbami Medical and Engineering Professional Scholarship Scheme 2013.- NNPC/CHEVRON Joint Venture Scholarship Awards 2013 Scheme.- Mobil Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme 2013.

Ondo, Nigeria

Facilitated training sessions on the various project management knowledge areas

Senior Management Programme (Smp)

The Senior Management Programme (SMP) is designed to help senior executives build personal skills that will help them contribute.

Masters In Business Administration

Certificate In Digital Money

The Certified Course in Digital Money is a foundational course on digital money, it covers all aspects of the digital payments and digital.

Bsc, Geography, 2Nd Class Upper Division

Certificate, Effective Project Management

Increasingly, organizations are using projects to introduce new products and innovations to the business environment. Hence, effectively.

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